Before we came to Uganda I went onto the Habitat for Humanity site and looked at what volunteer projects they had here. One of them was digging latrines at Habitat villages. "I can do that!" I thought.Well, last week I went out to Mukono to the Bead for Life/Habitat village being built by and for the beaders. I was snapping pix and getting some video to document the groundbreaking. The beaders were wielding hoes to dig their foundations - it was all very exciting.
One of the first things a new village needs is, of course, latrines.
I'm not talking about little holes in the ground; these are the Grand Canyon of latrines! The guys digging these were down in huge rectangular (they are two-holers) grave-like holes, tossing dirt high above their heads to the surface above. The finished latrines are more than twice the height of the diggers; they dug steps in the sides so they could get out. And it was hot above ground, much less down below.Fortunately for me, Habitat hired some local, very muscular, workers to dig these things. It was hard to get a picture of the work, but you can get an idea. I think I'll stick to being behind the camera.
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okay, i'm going to become a regular visitor here. No, no, not of the subject matter in the post, but the blog. damn, there's no way i can keep from a grin!
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